Plugin concepts

- [Voiceover] So what are Plugins for Xamarin Forms?…Xamarin Form Plugins really are simply just libraries…that expose a single set of APIs…for accessing functionality across platforms.…These are just really componentized pieces of code…that can be shared across your projects…and across platforms.…They really simplify implementation…and integration of content.…One of the cool things about plugins…is that you maybe asking yourself…"well how can I create this kind of functionality?"…"I might know how to do it in Windows,…"but I don't know how to do it for Android or IOS."…There are a huge number of components…that are able to expose this really cool functionality…just through components or plugins.…

For example, managing connectivity…or being able to get geolocations…or device information or managing storage.…So the concept is not just that we have these components…that house this easily shared content across platforms,…but we also have some functionality…that may be a little bit of a stretch for us…as we're developing solutions,…

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7/28/2017

Mastering Xamarin.Forms Development is a nine-part series that explains how to build cross-platform mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms. By learning how to work with this UI toolkit, you can create native apps on iOS, Android, and Windows from a single shared code base. In this course—the second in the series—Scott Peterson explains how to work with the controls built into Xamarin.Forms, and how to use plugins to add cross-platform functionality. He covers basic UI concepts, as well as how to use ListView and TableView controls, integrate plugins using the plugin ecosystem built around Xamarin.Forms, and more.